>
> I'd really like to see a NetBSD terminal server project. We have a deployed
> a
> number of old 486 machines as Xterminals in a DHCP environment - but

486 is excellent for that

> the users tend to do horrible things with their power switches - which
> can result in corrupt filesystems.
> So a client terminal bootable via a NIC-PROM and/or floppy - would solve a

what a problem. blow eprom in your ethernet card. there is ready to use
eprom image generator but i forgot name..


> lot of problems for me.  I know I could set all this up myself, but having
> a number of more experienced heads working on this thing as a project
> could produce a superior end result, able to be used by a large number
> of people.
>
looking at linux projects - no. more people - more chaos.